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Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Russian composer best known for his works for the stage, such as the ballets The Firebird, Petrushka, and the groundbreaking The Rite of Spring. The modernist composer lived in Switzerland, France, and then...

A 1920s photograph of the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). (George Grantham Bain Picture Agency, Library of Congress)

Kievan Rus (862-1242) was a medieval political federation located in modern-day Belarus, Ukraine, and part of Russia (the latter named for the Rus, a Scandinavian people). The name Kievan Rus is a modern-day (19th century) designation but...

In 2017 CE, Uppsala University archaeologist Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson published her study of a Viking grave discovered in Birka, Sweden in the 1800's CE which she and her team had revisited. She claimed that what was formerly understood...

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Stravinsky: The RIte of Spring, K015, Pt. 1 - IV. Spring Rounds · London Symphony Orchestra · Claudio Abbado · Igor Stravinsky Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps; The Firebird; Pétrouchka...

Olga of Kiev, who is better known as Saint Olga (d. 969) of the Kievan Rus. After her husband, Igor of Kiev (r. 912-945) is killed by the Drevlian tribe (a tribe of Early East Slavs), Olga seeks bloody vengeance and achieves this, among others...

A 15th century CE manuscript illustration showing the revenge of Princess Olga (d. c. 969 CE) of the Kievan Rus on the Drevlians, who had killed her husband, Igor of Kiev (912-945 CE)

A 1920 portrait of the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). (National Library of France)

The grave of the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) in Venice.

A 1915 painting by Jacques-Émile Blanche of the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). (Cité de la Musique, Paris)